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Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100
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Ismael Cordeiro |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100 |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Apr 1999 09:05:47 -0400 (EDT) |
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, David Woolley wrote:
> > termcap
> > -------
> > :Co#8:pa#64:op=3D\E[37;40m:AF=3D\E[3%dm:AB=3D\E[4%dm:
>
> You forgot: :tc=vt100
I didn't. There is no need for it if the capabilities above are put in the
vt100 definition. If I create a definition for an equivalent terminal then
tc=vt100 could be used.
> and of course changing the name of the entry to reflect that it is no
> longer a VT100 entry. Similar considerations apply to terminfo.
I could change it to anything else, VT666, VT100-ismael, etc. but then the
system wouldn't automatically detect the correct terminal type. If I wanted,
I could set the terminal in my .???rc file but I simply put the color
capabilities in my .termcap/.terminfo VT100 definition.
> You might also want to see wether term=vt240 works, as, I believe, this
> was the first colour terminal in Digital's VTxxx series.
I think it should be VT241, which seems to be the color version of the
VT240, but I couldn't find a definition for VT240/VT241 in any
termcap/terminfo file I could put my hands on. Anyway, it wouldn't work.
Those post-VT100 terminals use capabilities that are not understood by a
VT100 or VT100-compatible terminal. I've already tried setting TERM to VT220
and sometimes the results are disastrous.
> By changing the capabilities but not the name, you are abusing the
> termcap mechanism.
Probably. I wouldn't recommend putting those color capabilities in a global
termcap/terminfo but in personal ones there's no problem. I know that my
.termcap and .terminfo are "abused", "contradictory", "impure", etc. but
they work very well and I get color in Lynx with them. That's what's
important for me.
Ismael
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- lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/04/18
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, dickey, 1999/04/18
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/04/19
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/04/19
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, pg, 1999/04/20
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, dickey, 1999/04/20
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/04/20
- Re: lynx-dev Lynx, colors and VT100, Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/04/20